that is what happened in saxony anhalt. there are working around-the- clock to keep to keep more floods at bay. >> this aerial footage shows the extent of the flooding in northeastern germany. entire communities in saxony anhalt have been inundated and thousands have left their homes. early on monday, the river alba burst through a dyke in the town of fishbeck. they left houses and streets underwater. the german army joined the effort to close the breach throwing sandbags out of helicopters. further down, preparations were in place before the waters hit. they set up hundreds of thousands of sandbags. in brandenburg, people had been shoring up the town's defenses for one week now. some of those hard at work or people who can't get home because of the floods. >> i work here, but it's underwater. i cannot get there, so why am here shoveling. >> it peaked around 7.8 meters, five higher than normal. some are predicting the water level would rise even further. it let so much out of the river that the flooding was that much more s

that is what happened in saxony anhalt. there are working around-the- clock to keep to keep more floods at bay. >> this aerial footage shows the extent of the flooding in northeastern germany. entire communities in saxony anhalt have been inundated and thousands have left their homes. early on monday, the river alba burst through a dyke in the town of fishbeck. they left houses and streets underwater. the german army joined the effort to close the breach throwing sandbags out of helicopters. further down, preparations were in place before the waters hit. they set up hundreds of thousands of sandbags. in brandenburg, people had been shoring up the town's defenses for one week now. some of those hard at work or people who can't get home because of the floods. >> i work here, but it's underwater. i cannot get there, so why am here shoveling. >> it peaked around 7.8 meters, five higher than normal. some are predicting the water level would rise even further. it let so much out of the river that the flooding was that much more s